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    wrote on 1 Apr 2025, 09:28 last edited by
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    under one's belt

    Experienced or achieved, as in "Once a medical student has anatomy under her belt, she'll have much less to memorize". This metaphoric expression likens food that has been consumed to an experience that has been digested.

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      a nail in the/someone's coffin

      Something that makes it more likely that someone or something will fail, be destroyed, etc.

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        wrote on 1 Apr 2025, 09:29 last edited by
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        a dead person would turn in his/her grave

        You mean that he/she would be very angry or upset about something.

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          wrote on 1 Apr 2025, 09:29 last edited by
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          to breathe down someone's neck

          to watch someone carefully and constantly,
          watching someone very closely and checking everything he/she does.

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            wrote on 1 Apr 2025, 09:29 last edited by
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            to wake up on the wrong side of the bed

            To be in a particularly and persistently irritable, unhappy, or grouchy mood or state

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              wrote on 1 Apr 2025, 09:29 last edited by
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              the man behind the curtain

              A phrase used to describe someone who is in the background secretly plotting and conspiring or also a hypocrite.

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                wrote on 1 Apr 2025, 09:29 last edited by
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                skeletons in the someone's closet

                Something bad or embarrassing that happened in someone's past and that is kept secret.

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                  wrote on 1 Apr 2025, 09:30 last edited by
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                  follow in someone's footsteps

                  To do the same thing as someone else did previously.

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                    wrote on 1 Apr 2025, 09:30 last edited by
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                    give someone the cold shoulder

                    To intentionally ignore someone or treat someone in an unfriendly way

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                      wrote on 1 Apr 2025, 09:30 last edited by
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                      treat others as you wish to be treated

                      You should treat others the way you want to be treated yourself

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                        wrote on 1 Apr 2025, 09:30 last edited by
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                        keep an eye on something/someone

                        To watch or take care of something or someone

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                          wrote on 1 Apr 2025, 09:30 last edited by
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                          to be on someone's back

                          To annoy someone by criticizing them and putting a lot of pressure on them

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                            breathe down someone's neck

                            To follow or supervise someone too closely, causing discomfort for that person

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                              give someone a piece of your mind

                              To speak to someone in an angry way

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                                wrote on 1 Apr 2025, 09:31 last edited by
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                                stir excitement

                                To cause (something, usually something bad or unpleasant) to happen

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                                  wrote on 1 Apr 2025, 09:31 last edited by
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                                  roll up your sleeves

                                  To prepare for hard work

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                                    wrote on 1 Apr 2025, 09:31 last edited by
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                                    get your hands dirty

                                    To get involved with all aspects of your job, including routine, practical, or more junior work, or dealing with people directly

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                                      wrote on 1 Apr 2025, 09:31 last edited by
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                                      take someone's side

                                      To agree with or support one person or group and not another

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                                        wrote on 1 Apr 2025, 09:31 last edited by
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                                        hold me back

                                        This phrase is said when a person tries to retaliate at another person who did or said something provocative.

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                                          wrote on 1 Apr 2025, 09:32 last edited by
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                                          keep an eye open

                                          To watch with special attention

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